Illusion of space

Vertical Location: the higher an object the further away it seems to be.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn184/TGEagle/Halo/gulch-tower.png

i used this image because the top of the gulch tower seems to get further away the higher it gets.

Amplified Perspective: when an object is pointed directly to the viewer. used in forshadowing.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y255/TuckersSniperRifle/Halo%20Pics/9af0e549.jpg

i chose this picture because the gun looks smaller than it should because its close up.

Isometric Projection. shows #d shapes without sense of depth.

in the game Qbert the stage is a series of cubes that look 3d
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a135/arolathe/qbert.gif

illusion of motion

Ilusion of motion: An optical illusion in which the image appears to be moving due to color effects and shape position.

in this picture you can tell the figure is running by the way its positioned. http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/knuckvin/GIMPTBE2.jpg


Stillness and arrested action:
Two areas that help create the illusion.they are diffrent in a way of stillness being much more natural. Arrested motion is more human.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k161/sugarpixie290/Kingdom%20Hearts/54255200703291929363bigzf5.jpg
in this image the character sora is still while he is swinging his keyblade which is in motion.

Blured outlines and fast shapes:
Shows movement by a blurred image. the object is moving fast and then frozen in stop action photographs.

http://gruntxing.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=60512632
You can tell how fast sonic the hedgehog is moving by the blur.

Pattern and Texture

Pattern: the repitition of a design

in this picture pikachu is being repeated in a pattern.
http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims3-materials-themed/title/pikachu-pattern/id/1072827/

Texture: describes the surface of an object and appeals to our sense of touch.

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd326/EmoKitty01/linkandzelda.jpg

in this picture from legend of zelda, you can see the texture in the characters hair and clothing


Visual Texture: cannot be felt or enjoyed by touch. can only be enjoyed by the eyes

 

                                                                          http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/Pretzelman718/zelda8.jpg

in this picture of the castle you can look at it and get a feel of what the texture might be.

Shape

Volume and Mass: The companion cube from portal is a 3d object that has volume and mass

((picture link : <a href="http://photobucket.com/images/companion%20cube" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/Twigy_tag1/Companion_Cube_p2.png" border="0" alt="Companion Cube Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a> ))
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Naturalism and Distortion: Naturalism, a portrait of an object with the likeness of the subject even though we havent seen the subject or a photograph of the subject.
Distortion:  exaggerated shapes of the subject.

the cheshire cat is a distorted form of a regular cat with its big eyes and big smile.

http://weheartit.com/tag/cheshire%20cat%20wonderland

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Positive and negative shapes:

in a black and white picture the black is positive space while the white is negative space. sometimes black and white can be used to describe good and bad.

in this game cover the pokemon zekrom is the positive space and gets your attention while the white is the negative space.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/03/11/pokemon-black-and-white-keeps-the-brand-battling-with-more-than-1-million-first-day-sales/:

Line

Line. A line can be straight,curved,or even wavy. A straight line in video games can be used in various ways. It could be a sensor bar,lasers,and even an outline of a character. The definition of a line is a continuous extent of length,straight or curved,without breadth or thickness. ( definition found at m.dictionary.com/d/?q=line&o=0&l=dir ) . lines are all around us and are used everyday. There are more than a million ways to use a line. It just depends on how creative you are and how far you can go with a line.

 

Contour line: used to describe the outline of a shape or object. lines are used in video games such as pacman. the grid is made of several lines ((google.com))

Actual line; A line that is actually there. lines can also be used in video gaming to create characters. they can be used as their skeleton. ((dragoart.com))

Implied line: a line created by points that can be automaatically connected by the eye. in this old video game the lines are used as a bar for pong and the dotted line is the net. ((google.com))